AOD Neutral Safety Switch
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 280
Likes: 0
From: Colorado Springs
AOD Neutral Safety Switch
Has anyone hooked up their neutral safety switch when using the AOD? Is it more of a safety item than a necessity? In other words, if it isn't hooked up today will I not be able to start the truck and drive it? Just trying to see what I have to have at a minimum in order to fire this thing up.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,932
Likes: 6
From: Beaumont Texas
Foot on the brake, trans in park, turn on key, fire it up. Never loan it out. ALWAYS PUT FOOT on brake before starting. DO hook it up before you start driving it or you might forget to. That could be bad.
Lead Driver
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,093
Likes: 652
From: Brentwood, TN
I don't have the pinout but I do believe that there is also a reverse connection on that plug that is used to activate the backup lights.
Trending Topics
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,622
Likes: 3
From: okla
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Lead Driver
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,714
Likes: 823
From: Wentzville, MO
Here's an article with pictures that might help. My Restomod Mustang 1966 Modification and Restoration Adding 12v power to center console
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 356
Likes: 0
From: Lethbridge AB
Here's an article with pictures that might help. My Restomod Mustang 1966 Modification and Restoration Adding 12v power to center console
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 322
Likes: 0
From: FL
I hooked mine up. Just wired it in series with my starter button...easy.
25 years ago, I put a 351W/C6 combo into a '51 F1 Panel and didn't hook up a neutral safety switch. There were a couple of times when I started it in gear accidentally - usually after a stall or when you stop and are just talking to someone for a minute and turn the key off. Easy to forget, actually. The neutral safety switch is a no-brainer on the AOD since it's already there (the C6 would've required I fabricate something).
25 years ago, I put a 351W/C6 combo into a '51 F1 Panel and didn't hook up a neutral safety switch. There were a couple of times when I started it in gear accidentally - usually after a stall or when you stop and are just talking to someone for a minute and turn the key off. Easy to forget, actually. The neutral safety switch is a no-brainer on the AOD since it's already there (the C6 would've required I fabricate something).
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 280
Likes: 0
From: Colorado Springs
I hooked mine up. Just wired it in series with my starter button...easy.
25 years ago, I put a 351W/C6 combo into a '51 F1 Panel and didn't hook up a neutral safety switch. There were a couple of times when I started it in gear accidentally - usually after a stall or when you stop and are just talking to someone for a minute and turn the key off. Easy to forget, actually. The neutral safety switch is a no-brainer on the AOD since it's already there (the C6 would've required I fabricate something).
25 years ago, I put a 351W/C6 combo into a '51 F1 Panel and didn't hook up a neutral safety switch. There were a couple of times when I started it in gear accidentally - usually after a stall or when you stop and are just talking to someone for a minute and turn the key off. Easy to forget, actually. The neutral safety switch is a no-brainer on the AOD since it's already there (the C6 would've required I fabricate something).
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 371
Likes: 6
From: Slocum, TX
I'm talking about the switch on the column actuated by the shift leaver that prevents starting outside of park and neutral. (1973 F100)
I've read where a pin is put into the back and the switch is set in place with the transmission in neutral. I tried that but the truck still starts in all gears.
I've read where a pin is put into the back and the switch is set in place with the transmission in neutral. I tried that but the truck still starts in all gears.